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Click track
A click track is a metronome sound used to keep performers in time while recording.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 4; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Click tracks help overdubs, sequenced parts, and edits stay aligned to the project tempo. They are normally used in headphones so the click is not recorded by microphones.
Topics
RecordingTempoTiming
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.